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    Public History in Aotearoa New Zealand
    (UTS ePress Journals, 1/12/2022) McKergow F; Watson G; Littlewood D; Neill C; McKergow, F; Watson, G; Littlewood, D; Neill, C
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    Consulting the Past Creating a National History Curriculum in Aotearoa New Zealand
    (UTS ePRESS, 6/12/2022) Neill C; Belgrave M; Vilanova Miranda De Oliveira G
    In many countries, the development of national history curricula has been politically controversial, causing great public interest and concern. Such controversies tend to bring into tension diverse political, social and cultural voices and their interests in a nation’s history, expressing the historical consciousness of a society. At the extreme, ‘history wars’ emerge over what is prioritised for learning, and how it is learnt, especially when historical interpretations clash with political agendas. In this article we explore these ideas through the responses of different sectors to the development of Aotearoa New Zealand's first national history curriculum. By looking at the responses of teachers, academic historians, politicians and the community at large, we attempt to explain why the debate so far has been professional rather than polemical, and why the country’s ‘history wars’ have only involved a few skirmishes at the edges of political debate.
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    Ako: Learning From History
    (UTS ePRESS, 28/02/2022) McKergow F; Watson G; Littlewood D; Neill C; Ashton, P; Loxton, D
    This special issue of Public History Review has been edited by Fiona McKergow, Geoff Watson, David Littlewood and Carol Neill and serves as a sampler of recent work in the field of public history from Aotearoa New Zealand. The articles are derived from papers presented at 'Ako: Learning from History?', the 2021 New Zealand Historical Association conference hosted by Massey University Te Kunenga Ki Pūrehuroa. The cover image for this special issue shows Taranaki Maunga viewed from a site near the remains of a redoubt built by colonial forces during the New Zealand Wars.